Biology:Himalayacalamus
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Short description: Genus of grasses
| Himalayacalamus | |
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| Tibetan Princess Bamboo Himalayacalamus asper | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Subfamily: | Bambusoideae |
| Tribe: | Arundinarieae |
| Subtribe: | Arundinariinae |
| Genus: | Himalayacalamus Keng f.[1] |
| Type species | |
| Himalayacalamus falconeri[2] (Munro) Keng f.
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Himalayacalamus is an Asian genus of mountain clumping bamboo in the grass family.[2][3] Species members are found growing at lower altitudes of the Himalaya in Bhutan, Tibet, India , and Nepal.[4]
The genus is often confused with Drepanostachyum. That genus, however, features plants of many equal branches, Himalayacalamus species have one dominant branch.
Species
As of January 2024[update], Plants of the World Online accepts the following species:[1]
| Image | Scientific name | Distribution |
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| File:Himalayacalamus asper.jpg | Himalayacalamus asper Stapleton | Nepal |
| Himalayacalamus brevinodus Stapleton | Nepal, Sikkim, Bhutan, Arunachal Pradesh | |
| Himalayacalamus collaris (T.P.Yi) Ohrnb. | Tibet, Nepal | |
| Himalayacalamus cupreus Stapleton | Nepal | |
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Himalayacalamus falconeri (Hook.f. ex Munro) Keng f. | Tibet, Bhutan, India , Nepal; naturalized in the North Island of New Zealand |
| Himalayacalamus fimbriatus Stapleton | Nepal | |
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Himalayacalamus hookerianus (Munro) Stapleton | Nepal, Sikkim, Bhutan, Assam |
| Himalayacalamus planatus Stapleton | Nepal | |
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Himalayacalamus porcatus Stapleton | Nepal |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Himalayacalamus" (in en). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/893294-1.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Tropicos, Himalayacalamus Keng f.
- ↑ Keng, Pai Chieh. 1983. Journal of Bamboo Research 2(1): 23–24
- ↑ Flora of China Vol. 22 Page 98 喜马拉雅筱竹属 xi ma la ya xiao zhu shu Himalayacalamus P. C. Keng, J. Bamboo Res. 2(1): 23. 1983.
Wikidata ☰ Q3758379 entry
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